Iran, Sardar Azmoun, Mehdi Taremi, Alireza Jahanbakhsh
1 June 2026
Iran named their World Cup squad without recalling Sardar Azmoun, despite public calls for his return. Mehdi Taremi and Alireza Jahanbakhsh will instead lead the attack as Iran continue preparations from Turkey.
Amir Ghalenoei kept faith with the players from his preliminary list and avoided reversing course on Azmoun. Iran will move to their Mexico base before group matches against New Zealand, Belgium and Egypt in the United States.